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About Sahasra Linga Village

Sahasra Linga is a small village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 74 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahasra Linga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahasra Linga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721125
Area (hectares) 73.7 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 74
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahasra Linga compares

By the 2011 count Sahasra Linga is the 235th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 73.7 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sahasra Linga

Sahasra Linga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahasra Linga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ray Bera, Rokhani Chhota, Rokhni and Rukhni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sahasra Linga

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahasra Linga village had a population of 142. That makes it the 235th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Sahasra Linga village has 74 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahasra Linga has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sahasra Linga is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahasra Linga covers 73.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahasra Linga falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sahasra Linga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahasra Linga.

Sahasra Linga is in Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sahasra Linga today is likely to be higher.

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